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Ms. Swenson from Indianapolis IN is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Make Learning Fun With Hands-On Materials/Activities

Help me give my students alternatives to traditional teaching methods and materials. The Light Table Alphabet Tracing Tiles and Math Trays make learning FUN!

  • $319 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are part of our district's Life Skills Program which is called our "Comprehensive Intervention Program." I also work with preschoolers with multiple disabilities and our Kindergartners with IEPs.

Each of my students has very unique and individualized learning styles that lead us to use a variety of teaching strategies and an extensive toolbox of materials to best include all students and support them on their educational journey.

The students I work with have a wide range of needs including Speech Impairments, Language Impairments, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Orthopedic Impairments, Blind/Low Vision, Deaf/Hard of Hearing, Developmental Delays, Multiple Disabilities and Mild to Severe Cognitive Disabilities. My goal is to best meet their individual needs while making learning fun so that they are motivated and excited to learn.

My Project

These materials and manipulatives will provide my students with learning opportunities that are hands-on and interesting. They will be able to practice their handwriting and mathematics with the use of the light table. This is a method that will stimulate their sensory needs all while making it FUN.

If you are able to help fund this project you will be making learning enticing to students who not only need sensory input, but who also love and are motivated by hands-on activities.

At the kindergarten level it is not only important to provide the foundations for their academics, but also to create a love for learning that will be the foundation for their educational journey.

Ms. Swenson
Grades PreK-2
  • Liberty Preschool
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • More than a third of students from low‑income households

    This project will reach 20 students.

    10 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
DD925 All About Letters Pocket Chart • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
LL806 Light Table Alphabet Tracing Tiles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
LC695X Light Table Math Trays Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $36.99 1 $36.99
CS779 Mold Play Sand • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
GG369 Touch Read CVC Words Match • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
DS484 Speedy Snow 1Pound Bucket • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
TT448 Magnetic Pockets Set of 3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99
LC589 Translucent Numbers • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99

Materials cost

$236.92

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$270.47

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$47.73

Total project goal

$318.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$318.20

8 Donors

-$220.00

Donations toward project cost

-$187.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.00

Matching donations from our partners

-$98.20

Match offers toward project cost

-$83.47

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.73

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$0.00

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